Books!

As some of you know, we have spent several years working to create modern catalog records for our monograph collection. The pertinent information for each volume is scanned or photographed (this includes the title page, publication information, whether it contains illustrations, an index, a table of contents, and the number of pages to name a […]

Finding Evidence of Underrepresented People in the Archives

It’s long been a challenge for those researching ancestors who may have been illiterate, poor, or marginalized to learn about their heritage. Institutions like the Litchfield Historical Society were founded and began collecting during the Colonial Revival, a time when there was tension over immigration and clashes between races, classes, and nationalities. Our founders were […]